Mars 'jelly doughnut' mystery finally solved

Where did the infamous rock that seemed to appear out of nowhere on Mars come from? The explanation, it turns out, is more simple than sci-fi. by This before-and-after pair of images of the same patch of ground 13 days apart documents the...

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FILE - This composite image provided by NASA shows before and-after images taken by the Opportunity rover. At left is an image of a patch of ground taken on Dec. 26, 2013. At right is in image taken on Jan. 8, 2014 showing a rock shaped like a jelly doughnut that had not been there before. Researchers have determined this now-infamous Martian rock resembling a jelly doughnut,...

NASA announced on February 14, 2014 that the mystery of the so-called “jelly doughnut” rock that the Opportunity rover came upon on the Martian surface has been solved. “Researchers have determined the now-infamous Martian rock resembling a jelly doughnut, dubbed Pinnacle Island, is a piece of a larger rock broken and moved by the wheel of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover...

Mars Opportunity rover has found a weird rock on the red planet that looks like a "jelly doughnut", a discovery that has left scientists baffled. In a comparison of recent photographs captured by the rover's panoramic camera, or Pancam, on the 3528th sol or Martian day, of the mission, only bare bedrock can be seen. However, an image taken 12 days later shows an...

It's official: The mystery of a strange rock on Mars that suddenly appeared in front of NASA's Opportunity rover has warped into the final frontier. Even "Star Trek" actor William Shatner wants to know what's going on with the stone, which looks like a jelly doughnut. Shatner, who portrayed Captain James Kirk of the Starship Enterprise on "Star Trek," asked NASA about the...

LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE >> As Homer Simpson might say, “Mmmm, doughnut.” A rock the Opportunity rover found on Mars looks a lot like a jelly doughnut and scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory hope they can get a closer look. Two weeks ago the Opportunity rover came across the oddity which appeared on the side of the rover even though it wasn’t there several days earlier....

Mars Opportunity rover has found a weird rock on the red planet that looks like a "jelly doughnut", a discovery that has left scientists baffled. In a comparison of recent photographs captured by the rover’s panoramic camera, or Pancam, on the 3528th sol or Martian day, of the mission, only bare bedrock can be seen. However, an image taken 12 days later shows an additional rock...

Something's on Mars that might not have been there before. As NASA's rover Opportunity continues its trek across the red planet, discoveries keep rolling in. Like, for example, a jelly doughnut-size rock that mysteriously appeared in front of the rover. Paging Homer Simpson. NASA needs you. Something just appeared on the surface of Mars, but from where? @MarsRovers...

Mission highlights include completion of the 90 Sol (90 Martian days) mission, discovery of an extraterrestrial meteorite (Meridiani Planum), and over two years studying Victoria crater. It survived dust-storms in 2007 and reached Endeavour crater in 2011, which has been described as the equivalent of a "second landing site". After conducting stationary science in the bleak winter months, it began moving again in May 2012.

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Mystery of the Martian 'Jelly Doughnut' Rock -- Sol

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The Feds detain a man for wearing Google Glass, Warren Buffet bets a billion dollars you won't pick a perfect march madness bracket, and a Mars rover celebrates its 10th year on Mars with a mysterious jelly doughnut.

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Opportunity Rover Discovers Mystery Rock on Mars

Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress 10 years after NASA's Opportunity rover landed on Mars for the first time, a mysterious rock, that looks like a...

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